Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-06

passed his days of usefulness. He mean
well, talks well, but the results are unsat
isfactory. He is said to be in the neigh
borhood of "A years of age, and people re
spect him because of his age, and not be
cause of any usefulness to the Democrat,
party or the civil service idea. Lyman il
Republican of the rankest quality. Tn,
entire clerical force, including the exam
lining corps, are all Republicans. So wha
can Democrats anticipate from such /.
source, and what could Oberly do against
such odds, conceding he has the disposition
and believe he has
GOOD PLUM LOST.
West Virginia lost a s., 600 appointment
in the Pension Bureau the other day be.
cause the Senators wanted TO give it to an.
other than the one who was about to be
appointed. Soon after the Inauguration OF
President Cleveland, G. L. Cross was
bounced from the position he held under
the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate by the
Republicans and the vacancy was filled by
Captain Pipes at reduced talary. Cross
had been appointed to the Senate position
through the influence of Henry G.. Davis,
when he was Senator, and while the
Democrats had majority of that body.
However, as stated, Cross got the 'ig. b., -"
and of course he wanted another job. He
got up number of good endorsements.
and the Senators recommended him for a
position as Chief of Division in the PEN
sion Bureau. At that time the officials
were slower, if anything, about making
appointments necessitating removals, than
they are now. Meanwhile the Senators
dispairing of getting Cross in the Pension
Office, succeeded in getting him place in
the Treasury Department as a special
agent of some kind. Gross accepted this
place and forgot all about his
application for the position in
the Pension Bureau. His papers
on file, however, and a few weeks
ago, just prior to the assembling of Con-
gress, or soon thereafter the Commissioner
concluded that they wanted a change in
several chiefShips and concluded to ap-
point Cross, whose papers he found on file
endorsed by both the Senators and Con-
gresham Wilson. The REGISTER repre-
got hold of this fact and tele-
graphed it to the REGISTER. The Senators
seeing this thought that if Cross was al
lowed to take this place it would occasion
and criticism by other worthy
and ambitious applicants for the position.
These would probably say that the distri-
button of patronage was going in one
groove, and that it would be no use
for any one outside of o select circle
TO try for anything. The Senators beliey-
ing that Cross had good place, asked
Gen. Black to "hold up" the appointment
and allow them to recommend another |
This he did, and understand they recon-
nended some one else for the place, but |
who ! have not learned. The thing had |
.hus been pending until last Monday, |
when the announcement was made that a |
Missouri man had been given the place, |
he West Virginia Senators believing all |
he while that when the change was made !
t would 90 to that State The intentions
If Messrs. Camden and Kenna were good,
t being their desire to distribute the pat
onage i'll the most equitable way. 1t is
ertain that if the appointment of Cross
lad gone through, it would have resulted
n much criticism of the Senators. They
hOught as Cross had been taken care of it
vas their duty to give this place, if they
ould, to some one else, but the place got
way from both Cross and themselves.
''lf ! were TO be interviewed about West
'irginia politics, said Congressman Will
on, of the Martinsburg district, IL would
ave to say that since my reelection to the
'ittieth Congress, ! have received more
pplicatiOns than did previous TO last
Ills election. Indeed + have received
lore during the present session than did
uring the time since the Inauguration and
he assembling of Congress on the sixth of
lis month. They come from all classes,
nd are for every position which can be
nagined below that of a Cabinet officer or {
ureau Chief. The greatest number, how i
'er, come from persons desiring to enter I
lie railway mail service. 1t would seem as G
nearly all the young men in my district |
anted to get in this class Of the govern ]
ent service" l